A good share of today's music shows up first on Instagram: the songwriter trying a new verse, a drummer's one take, a choir rehearsal filmed from the back row. Many of these recordings never reach a streaming service. With the link of the public post you can keep the performance as an MP3 and listen without a connection.
What you save is the performance as it was posted, from the first second to the last, in videos of up to 15 minutes. That covers a full acoustic number or a short live set. Each link gives one file, so an artist who posts three songs in three Reels asks for three pastes.
How it works
- Copy the link of the postOn the Reel or video with the music, tap the paper plane icon and choose Copy link. In a carousel, make sure the post has a video, since photos carry no sound.
- Paste it abovePut the link in the field at the top and press the button with the down arrow. A short ad appears and can be closed after the countdown.
- Keep the trackTap MP3 and wait with the tab open while your browser converts the audio. The song is saved on your device, ready for your music player.
Questions and answers
Which music am I allowed to download from Instagram?
Songs are protected by copyright, even when the post is public. Download music you wrote or recorded yourself, tracks published for free use and songs whose author has told you it is fine. A commercial release belongs to its writers and label.
Can I get the original studio track that plays in a Reel?
No. This page does not search a music catalogue. It saves the sound of one specific post, exactly as it plays there. If the Reel uses fifteen seconds of a song, the MP3 will have those fifteen seconds and nothing beyond them.
Does the MP3 sound as good as a streaming service?
It reflects the audio Instagram delivers for that post, converted to MP3 at 128 kbps. A clean recording will sound clean and a noisy phone capture will stay noisy. We do not enhance anything or promise a higher quality than the source.
How do I listen to the song on my phone afterwards?
On Android the MP3 goes to the Downloads folder, where most music players find it by themselves. On iPhone, Safari saves it in the Files app, and from there you can play it or share it to the player you like.
Can I download a live concert from Instagram?
Not while it is live, and not from the live itself. Broadcasts are outside what the tool does. If the artist later publishes the performance as a public video post of up to 15 minutes, the link of that post works normally.
Is there a limit of songs per day?
We set no plan or account, so there is nothing to sign up for or pay. Each download shows a short ad before the file. Instagram itself sometimes limits access for a while; if a link fails, try again in a few minutes.